Using iMessage on separate phones on one iTunes account

I have 3 x iPhone 4 on one iTunes account - each being used by a different person. Is it possible to use iMessage on these phones without them receiving each other's texts?

Yes, use separate iCloud accounts. You can still share the same ID for purchases though, or use Family Share for purchases.

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I have just purchased a new macbook and need to sync my iphone with itunes, i understand that you can only sync your phone with one itunes account. I do not want to wipe my iphone when syncing with this new itunes account. Any advice welcome

I have just purchased a new macbook and need to sync my iphone with itunes, i understand that you can only sync your phone with one itunes account. I do not want to wipe my iphone when syncing with this new itunes account. Any advice welcome

1) authorize iTunes on the new machine for your iTunes store account(s)
2) connect your device and right-click or control-click it in the iTunes Source list, then choose transfer purchases from the shortcut menu that appears.
3) sync the device
iTunes will wipe the iPhone but, since you transferred your purchases in the previous step, your content will be in your library and you can re-populate the iPhone with it.

Help needed with iMessage on multiple devices on one iTunes account

Hi, please can someone help. I have an iPhone 4S and my wife has an iPhone 4, we are using iMessage with one Apple ID with no problems (I presume as the messages are sent to the phone number), however I have purchased both my daughters an iPod Touch each for Christmas and want to set up iMessage for them so we can all message eachother. We will all be sharing one iTunes account so can share music / movie / app purchases. How do I set this up? Thanks in advance. Richard

However, when I connected my "fresh" iPad, it immediately started to sync (set to automatic sync), and started to put all my 100 or so iPod Touch apps to my iPad....They were all checked.
It's been a while since I connected a fresh iPad, but I believe that doing a full sync is the default. Stopping the sync and changing what apps you wanted was the correct procedure.
So, next time I connect the iPad, it "knows" which apps need to synced, and does not try to sync "all" apps?
Correct. I do that all the time with my two iPads, each of which have a different set of apps, music, videos, etc.
Regards.

More phones on one Itunes account?

Can I add more than one individual Iphone on one Itunes account? I need to set up my wife's New phone, and I don't see how to set up an individual account for her phone on my account.

Hi einarfromtolvsrod,
Depending on your intended usage, there are several different ways to use multiple iOS devices with one computer and/or iTunes account. You may find the information and steps outlined in the following article helpful:
How to use multiple iPhone, iPad, or iPod devices with one computer - Apple Support
Cheers,
- Brenden

Can you back up two phones on one itunes account?

I have just purchased an iPhone5s and want to transfer all of my information from my iPhone4s onto it. I was told that this could be done by first backing up my phone using itunes. Sounded simple.
Now i am having great difficulties!
My wife nacked up her phone earlier this year. Every time i go to back up my phone (turning on itunes and then plugging my phone in via usb) it comes up with two options - set up as a new iphone OR restore from my wife's phone.
I am really unsure what to do here. I fear losing all the data on my phone.
Is it possible for the one itunes account to back-up two phones?
Please help.
Thank you in advance.

Select setup as "New", the next screen should prompt you to rename your phone. Just name it what you already have it named. After that, you should be able to sync/backup and all of your data & settings will still be exactly as you've already set them up on your phone. That message is more threatening than what really happens.

Two phones on one iTunes account?

.I want to pass my iphone 4 on to my wife and use my new 4s on the same iTunes account can we have seperate contacts etc?

Follow the directions here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1495

How do i use 2 phones on one itunes account

Hi guys hope you can help me i had a itunes account for my 3gs but my pc crashed and i had to have it sent away to be fixed and when i got it back i forgot to put itunes back on. today i got a shinny new 4gs and set up a new account on the phone and itunes under a new email but then found out when i go to back
up the old phone so i can transfer the data photos and music it tells me i can only put one phone on itunes because the old phone was under the old account .
so please can anyone help me put my data on to my new account off the old phone so i dont lose all my music and photos and dont have to spend days re adding my contacts .
rookie mistake i think doh thank guys

Try SUS for the second one:
http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/tools/update-service/
On my laptop,I can simply use Xperia P and Z1,but I am not sure if it will recognise 2 of the same.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us - J.R.R. Tolkien

Separating two phones on one iTunes account

My wife and I have iPhone 4s. During the back up, we have encountered a problem with cross mingling our contacts, apps, etc.
Ideally, I would like to create a separate iTunes account for her so our phone info doesn't get merged.
If I create an account for her, would I be able to keep things separate?
Both phones have been activated on my account. Would this be a problem?

As apps can only be used with the account they were bought with, the easiest way to keep your data separate would be creating a new user on your computer, log in, set up your iTunes account.
Disable autosync in iTunes/settings/devices and connect the phone. Set up at least one contact and event on the computer, to be able to merge contacts after the phone got erased during the first sync, due to the new iTunes library.
Right click on the phone in the device list and choose "transfer purchases" to copy apps and other media to the new iTunes library.
After that choose "backup" instead to back up manually.
You can use this backup to restore from after the phone got wiped to get your contacts, events and other data and settings back. See what's inside the backup here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766

Using iPhone 3G and iPad on one iTunes account?

I have an iPhone 3G that I have been using on an older iMAC that can only support up to OS 10.4.11. I can't update the iPhone to OS4.2 because the iMAC can't support 10.1 iTunes, because it can't support OS 10.5 or higher. I also have a Gateway laptop with XPpro SP3 and have my iPAD connected to that. Is there a way I can connect my iPhone to the iTunes account on my Gateway without losing everything I have on my iPhone or messing up my iTunes library on the Gateway or what I have on my iPAD?

I have a similar problem. I have an iPhone 3G on an old iMAC that can't upgrade beyond 10.4.11, so I can't install iTunes 10.1, and therefore can not upgrade my phone to 4.2. I have a Gateway laptop with XP Prop SP3 and have my iPAD synced to that computer. I am trying to figure out how I can move the iPhone over to the Gateway and the iTunes account for my iPAD without messing up what I have saved on either device.

Can you use factime for 3 devices from one itunes account?

I was wondering i have 3 apple devices macbook ipad2 and ipod touch 4th gen I have facebook on all of them and want to use it when i am away but it all goes through one apple id account can this still work or do i need to generate separate accounts for each device

certainly. Synch one of your phones to iTunes. Then restore the other phone from the first phone's backup.

HT1689 can i sync more than one device to one itunes account

can i sync 2 iphones to the same itunes account?

Each device will be seen as an individual item. So, yes you can sync both phones with one iTunes account.

We have three Ipads in our house. We have one itunes account with multiple devices like two Iphones and Apple TV. My question is about our three Ipads. How can I set up the imessaging and facetime on all three devices while only using one Itunes acct

Okay. We have three Ipads in our house with only one Itunes account. When I go into imessaging and facetime on each of the devices, it wants to start switching my wife's cell phone and then the three emails associated with each Ipad to the contact information for all of the Ipads. As of this morning, only the imessaging and facetime are turned on my wife's iphone and ipad. My kids imessaging and facetime is turned off. Do you really have to have an itunes account for each device to make then work??? Any help would be very much appreciated.
Ryan

There is only one solution. Each user must have their own separate user account. All of their respective data would be contained in their separate user accounts. This also means each will have a separate iTunes Library. If you all use the same third-party apps, then each will have to purchase their own copies under their own Apple IDs. Some data sharing is possible. See:
iTunes- How to open an alternate iTunes Library file or create a new one
iTunes- How to share music and video
iTunes- How to share music between different accounts on a single computer
iTunes- Setting up Home Sharing on your computer

My wife an I share one iTunes account but have separate Apple id for our devices - prior to 8.1 we shared storage on iCloud now we can't and when I try to buy more storage on her phone instead of accessing the shared iTunes account it try's to sign

MMy wife an I share one iTunes account but have separate Apple id for our devices - prior to 8.1 we shared storage on iCloud now we can't and when I try to buy more storage on her phone instead of accessing the shared iTunes account it try's to sign in to iTunes using her Apple id - I checked the iTunes id and password on both devices - can anyone help

Have a look here...
http://macmost.com/setting-up-multiple-ios-devices-for-messages-and-facetime.htm l

HT204053 The entire family has used one itunes account for years. How do we all set up separate iCloud accounts now?

The entire family has used one itunes account for years. How do we all set up separate iCloud accounts now? Or should we? 5 macbooks, 2 ipads, 4 iphones, 2 itouch, 2 imacs. How does one decide what to sync, share and what not to? Green Jeans.

You need to start by understanding the distinction between iTunes and iCloud - Apple confuse the issue by referring to 'iTunes Match' as part of iCloud. It isn't.
You don't have to have the same login (Apple ID) for iTunes and iCloud; many people don't and there's no problem about it.
Your iCloud ID gets you email, calendars, contacts, iWork documents and PhotoStream syncing between devices.
Your iTunes ID gets you the iTunes Store, the App Store for iOS, the Mac App Store for OSX,, 'iTunes in the Cloud' (downloading of purchased items to any logged-in device) and 'iTunes Match' (uploading of songs not purchased in the iTunes Store).
Your family members can easily each get their own iCloud account to keep email etc. separate - in each case they will need a different non-Apple email address (a free one from Yahoo etc. would do) to set up the ID. If they are sharing a Mac they need to be using a separate user account.
They can have their own iCloud accounts and still all sign into the same iTunes account: or they can open their own iTunes accounts using their new iCloud Apple IDs.
BUT they cannot transfer items purchased under the present iTunes ID to different iTunes IDs.

I have 2 iphones on one itunes account. I just upgraded both to ios 8 and now the messages i receive come through to both phones when they used to be seperated. What is going on here?

I have 2 iphones on one itunes account. I just upgraded both to ios 8 and now the messages i receive come through to both phones when they used to be separated. What is going on here?

I noticed the same problem after upgrading a few iPhones to IOS 8, all use the same Apple ID. However, I now notice when I go into Message and instead of selecting a person from my contact list, I start typing their name which brings up a list of people, some of which are not in my contact list and are on one of the other iPhones. There's a circle/exclamation point next to the name which I click on, and one of the options is to "Remove from Recent". How did these names get from one phone to another and how do I remove all "recents"? They do not appear in my contact list. Anyone see this?

Using iMessage on separate phones on one iTunes account

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